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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA
BAYS.
SEAS ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST
1/3 OF THE WAVES...ALONG WITH THE OCCASIONAL HEIGHT OF THE
AVERAGE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES.
GMZ300-050015-
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR HIGH ISLAND TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 60 NM
INCLUDING GALVESTON AND MATAGORDA BAYS.
SCATTERED TO OCCASIONALLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. GUSTY
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, AND MAY
LINGER INTO TUESDAY. IN ADDITION, GULF SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET ARE
LIKELY. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD IMPROVE BY WEDNESDAY, THOUGH THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK.
GMZ335-050015-
GALVESTON BAY-
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER
GUSTS...WINDS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS LATE. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO SLIGHTLY CHOPPY LATE. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO AROUND
10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. BAY WATERS CHOPPY, DIMINISHING TO
SMOOTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SMOOTH.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SMOOTH, INCREASING TO
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ330-050015-
MATAGORDA BAY-
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
TODAY
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS CHOPPY.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST
AROUND 10 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY CHOPPY,
DIMINISHING TO SMOOTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS SLIGHTLY
CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. BAY WATERS
SLIGHTLY CHOPPY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND WAVES HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ350-355-050015-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX OUT 20 NM-
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT 4 SECONDS AND EAST 3 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
LIKELY, MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: NORTHEAST 4 FEET AT
5 SECONDS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. SEAS 2 TO
4 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 3 FEET AT 5 SECONDS.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS, DIMINISHING TO
AROUND 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS, INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FEET. A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO
4 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
GMZ370-375-050015-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL TX FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
651 AM CDT SUN OCT 4 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
TODAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 4 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TONIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO
9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS.
MONDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 6 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TUESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET, OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. WAVE DETAIL:
EAST 5 FEET AT 6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO
20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. WAVE DETAIL: EAST 4 FEET AT
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
5 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 6 FEET,
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
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